Volume 1: Males Come and Go, People Pay Attention Chapter 101: Can’t Shrink... (Fourth Update, Please Vote for Me!)
Chapter 101: Can’t shrink... (Fourth update, please vote for me!)
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Dalglish didn't expect that his tactics had been thoroughly studied by Wenger. Now, in front of the Arsenal players, Liverpool is as undefended as a naked beauty!
So the situation in the next game suddenly changed, and he seemed a little unprepared.
Alexander Song got the ball in the midfield. He did not dribble the ball, nor did he simply separate the sides like Charlie Adam on the opposite side. After taking a look at Van Persie's position, he chose a thirty-meter-long kick. Through ball!
The ball slipped through the gap between Charlie Adam and Henderson and landed accurately at Van Persie's feet.
At this time, Van Persie was already very close to the central defender Skrtel. He did not stop when he received the football. Instead, he knocked forward, quickly started with himself, and passed Skrtel!
"Nice escape!" the commentator shouted excitedly.
The Arsenal fans in the stands cheered, but of course their voices were soon drowned out by the exclamations and boos of the Liverpool fans.
"Stop him!!" Liverpool fans exclaimed. They all know how good Van Persie is in this season. He can score many goals that are not opportunities at all. Van Persie was not so good in the past...
So seeing Van Persie using his speed to eat Skrtel alive, everyone's heart was in their throats.
Everyone knows how terrifying Van Persie is this season...
Chen Yingxiong did not return to defense in the frontcourt - he could not help much if he returned to defense - when he saw Van Persie rushing into the penalty area, his hands were already clenched unconsciously...
Van Persie has already used his left foot, which is his best foot.
Agger rushed over from the other side, trying to tackle Van Persie's shot.
He was still too late, Van Persie had already shot the football!
"Robin - Van Persie!!!"
In the commentator's roar, the football went straight to the far corner. Goalkeeper Reina fell to the ground to save the ball, but did not touch the football because the football had already rolled over...
Then he hit the net!
"goooooooooooooooal!!! Beautiful goal! Beautiful! The great Robin Van Persie! He equalized the score for Arsenal again!! As long as Van Persie is there, Arsenal will always be able to create miracles!"
Van Persie turned his head and watched the ball fly into the goal. Then he turned around, spread his arms, and with an excited smile on his face, ran from the baseline to the corner flag area, and then turned towards the Arsenal dugout and hugged Wenger there. celebrate.
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"Van Persie! Van Persie! He scored a goal too! Scored twice!"
"This game is really a competition between two shooters! Neither one of them is willing to admit defeat. They both scored two goals in the game! What a wonderful showdown!"
"Van Persie continues to maintain the lead... This goal is really beautiful! He forced a breakthrough through Skrtel... and then succeeded in hitting the goal from a small angle! With Chen Yingxiong chasing, Van Persie also burst out with great energy. Two The shooter’s confrontation is far from over!”
The TV broadcast quickly gave Chen Yingxiong a close-up shot.
"Chen Yingxiong scored twice, and in response, Robin van Persie also scored twice to equalize the score. Then when the football is kicked to the feet of the hero, what kind of counterattack will he make?"
In the shot, Chen Yingxiong only has his upper body. Judging from this picture, there is nothing unusual. His expression is very normal. There is no sign of reluctance or anger.
Didn't Van Persie's two goals impress him?
This is really strange...
The commentator had a question in his mind, but he couldn't express it directly. He could only remain silent and wait for time to prove whether his guess was right or wrong.
In the lower body that was not captured in the close-up, the fist that Chen Yingxiong had been clenching had been loosened, but he quickly clenched it again.
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Dalglish discovered the mistake he had made, which resulted in the team conceding the goal, and that was the team's lack of control in the midfield.
Let Song easily penetrate the football through the team's midfield defense.
It is not difficult to find problems, but it is difficult to solve them.
What's more, if you don't have any cards in your hand, it will be even harder to solve the problem.
Gerrard and Lucas were injured successively. Apart from Charlie Adam and Henderson, he had no one available at the midfielder position. How could he change this situation?
After much deliberation, he could only reduce his support for the offense, ask the team to shrink the formation, and choose a more conservative style of play.
In other words, more troops are devoted to defense rather than offense.
This adjustment will definitely surprise many people - it is really rare for someone to choose such a conservative style of play at their home court.
But Dalglish had no choice but to do this.
This problem is really too fatal...
He didn't want to attack for dozens of minutes and lose the victory at the last moment.
Taking advantage of the Arsenal players' opportunity to celebrate the goal, he called captain Carragher to the sidelines and then gave him a face-to-face discussion. Tell him that the team needs to play more securely, so it needs to defend.
Carragher did not raise any objection. He felt that the head coach had the final say anyway, and the head coach's adjustments must have his deep meaning. Since he didn't understand, it was better not to say anything.
He ran onto the pitch and told his teammates about Dalglish's adjustments.
Then soon everyone saw the situation after Dalglish's adjustment.
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After the game restarted, Liverpool, who had equalized the score, did not launch a counterattack in anger, but chose... to recycle the defense!
Even the commentator was dumbfounded by this: "What's going on? Liverpool actually chose to retreat? This is their home court! Shouldn't they try hard to score another goal?"
"Dalglish made a fool of himself again..."
It’s not just the commentators who are surprised.
Chen Yingxiong was also surprised.
When Carragher went up to relay Dalglish's latest instructions, he did not tell Chen Yingxiong. Because he is too far away, it would be a waste of time to run there. Carragher also thought that Chen Yingxiong was a full-time offensive player, and defense matters had nothing to do with him. Even if the boss said to shrink the defense, there was no need for Chen Yingxiong to come back to defend, so there was no need to tell him about this.
Therefore, Chen Yingxiong only reacted ten minutes after the game restarted - because he found that he received less support when attacking.
In the past, he was not only the team's attacker, he was also the bridgehead. If the ball could not directly create a shooting opportunity, he would use his body to control it and wait for his teammates to come up and respond to him. This wait usually doesn't last long, and his teammates rush to pick him up quickly.
But this time, no.
In addition to Suarez, Bellamy and Adam Johnson are still behind. It takes time to get up, and this time is too long.
Once he thought it was an accident, twice it might be accidental, but after this happened three or four times, he saw it - the team had adjusted its strategy and seemed to be planning to defend?
This... our home court, boss!
Chen Yingxiong turned his head and glanced at Dalglish who was standing on the sidelines.
We must not shrink our eggs at this time, otherwise others will think we are afraid of them! Their attacks will only become more fierce. By that time, we may not even have a chance to counterattack!
It's not that Chen Yingxiong has a good overall view and strategic ability. This truth is actually very simple. Chen Yingxiong knew it when he was a child and when he was beaten. Even if you are alone against four or five people, you must not give in. Once you give in, you will die. You must appear to be more ruthless, aggressive, and cruel than your opponent, so that your opponent may be intimidated by you and have some scruples. Only then will you be able to turn defeat into victory. Even if you can't win, you still have to hold on to the leader and fight hard, and even if you die, you have to support him. You must not distract the firepower.
This situation is the same as the current game.
Arsenal had just equalized the score. They were full of energy and fighting spirit, but Liverpool chose conservative tactics at this time because they were afraid of losing more goals. Doesn't this clearly tell Arsenal that "we are afraid of you"?
Arsenal are not fools. They will definitely pursue the victory and try to annihilate Liverpool in the away game.
Once momentum is suppressed, there is no hope of making a comeback.
When Chen Yingxiong thought about the situation that the team might face, he couldn't help but frown.
He is not the head coach, and he cannot make arrangements for the entire team. He couldn't run down and say to Dalglish: "Boss, what you did is so shameless!"
He can only do what he can, hoping to boost the morale of his teammates and at the same time make Arsenal take advantage of it.
That is...try your best to disrupt him in the frontcourt!
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Van Persie also saw Liverpool's tactical adjustment. He certainly knew that this was a helpless move because Liverpool was worried that the space between the midfield and the back line would be exploited again.
He doesn't care that Liverpool's doing this will make it more difficult for him to score goals. Now his condition is so good that he is confident that he can score goals no matter how tough the defense is.
He just thinks that if this happens, it will be difficult for Chen Yingxiong to score goals, right?
A slight feeling of disappointment crept into his heart.
Before the competition between the two of them could be decided, Liverpool's head coach stopped it...
He just wanted to defeat Chen Yingxiong openly, but he didn't expect Dalglish to help him. He felt that even if he won, it would not be a happy victory... Others would always say, "If Dalglish's tactics are not conservative, I still don’t know who will lose and who will win!”
He didn't want to hear that.
Previously, he and Chen Yingxiong were in the middle of fighting each other, but unexpectedly, something like this happened suddenly, and Van Persie suddenly felt a little uninterested.
Well, no matter what the situation is over there, I want to win against you anyway. Even if I am criticized by others for not being fair and aboveboard, I will still win.
And, sorry, we Arsenal need this victory!